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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Stanford professor is cited in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality” as having said, “We need to look out for one another, work together, and act more like a coalition”?
(a) Cameron Anderson.
(b) Judith Rodin.
(c) Rosalind Einhorn.
(d) Deborah Gruenfeld.

2. After a year or more of commuting between L.A. and the Bay Area, Sheryl Sandberg’s husband eventually left Yahoo and took a position as the CEO of what company, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) Friendster.
(b) SurveyMonkey.
(c) Facebook.
(d) Google.

3. Who is the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People?
(a) Clara Shih.
(b) Emily White.
(c) Lant Pritchett.
(d) Stephen R. Covey.

4. Who famously “and foolishly refused to work with—or even to shake hands with—Gloria Steinem,” according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?
(a) Madeleine Albright.
(b) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
(c) Betty Friedan.
(d) Rosalind Einhorn.

5. What professor from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine told Sandberg that he abolished the system of hand-raising after hearing her TEDTalk?
(a) Dr. Peggy McIntosh.
(b) Padmasree Warrior.
(c) Dr. John Probasco.
(d) Shankar Vedantam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter?

2. In what year did Sheryl Sandberg give a TED speech titled "Why we have too few women leaders”?

3. For how many years does Sheryl Sandberg say her mother taught full-time after raising her children in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

4. After giving her TEDTalk, Sheryl Sandberg received numerous letters from women who were inspired by it. One of her favorites that she discusses in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It” came from what consultant in Dubai?

5. What percentage of U.S. working wives now out-earn their husbands, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Dr. Laurie Glimcher’s approach to balancing career and family in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

2. What positive statistics does the author cite for women’s mentorship of women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

3. What did Sharon Proczter say of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

4. What barriers does the author discuss in the beginning of Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

5. In what context does the author discuss Sabeen Virani in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”? Why did Sabeen Virani contact the author?

6. What study regarding “gatekeeping behaviors” is discussed in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

7. What is one example of the dangers of blindly following leaders that Sandberg describes in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

8. What does the author write of Nora Ephron in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

9. What lesson does the author say she learned from her correspondence with Ray Kelly in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

10. Who is one example that is cited by the author as an individual who had to make an immediate choice between career and family in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

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